2011年5月6日星期五

Yahoo! News: World - China

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: World - China


Cargo ship, China crew rescued from pirates (AFP)

Posted: 06 May 2011 09:02 AM PDT

Chinese navy warship, the DDG-171 Haikou destroyer, is seen from French Frigate AFP - A Panama-registered cargo ship seized by pirates in the Arabian Sea has been rescued along with the 24 Chinese sailors aboard, the transport ministry in Beijing said Friday.


Norway feels sting of China's Nobel anger (AP)

Posted: 06 May 2011 06:14 AM PDT

FILE - In this Nov. 24, 2010 file photo, salmon is slaughtered by workers at a salmon farm in Flakstadvaag, Norway. Norway used to be China's top fresh salmon supplier, sending steadily growing volumes to exclusive restaurants in Beijing and Shanghai. But since the Norwegian Nobel Committee gave the Nobel Peace Prize to imprisoned Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo, Norwegian salmon exporters say their fish is being held up for days, even weeks, by Chinese food safety inspectors, devastating its freshness.  (AP Photo/Scanpix, Terje Bendiksby, file) NORWAY OUTAP - Norway used to be China's top fresh salmon supplier, sending steadily growing volumes to exclusive restaurants in Beijing and Shanghai.


Buffett-backed BYD moves ahead with China IPO (AP)

Posted: 06 May 2011 04:13 AM PDT

In this photo taken on April 20, 2011, visitors tours the BYD Co. booth displaying an electric vehicle with a charger at the Shanghai International Auto Show in Shanghai, China. Chinese car and battery maker BYD Co. is awaiting approval from China's stock regulators for a share offering on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange aimed at raising cash for a major expansion. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)AP - Chinese car and battery maker BYD Co. is awaiting approval from China's stock regulators for a share offering on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange aimed at raising cash for a major expansion.


China says it will discuss currency in Washington (AP)

Posted: 06 May 2011 04:11 AM PDT

AP - China is ready to discuss its currency controls at talks in Washington next week, a Chinese official said Friday, but he gave no sign Beijing will act on U.S. pressure to speed the rise of its yuan.

Long queues for iPad 2 in China (AFP)

Posted: 06 May 2011 04:02 AM PDT

Customers check out the newly released Apple iPad 2 in Hong Kong last week. Apple fans queued up for hours Friday in China to snap up the iPad 2 as the updated version of the popular tablet computer went on sale in the world's biggest Internet market.(AFP/File/Mike Clarke)AFP - Apple fans queued up for hours Friday in China to snap up the iPad 2 as the updated version of the popular tablet computer went on sale in the world's biggest Internet market.


China auto market cools as GM sales fall in April (AP)

Posted: 06 May 2011 03:16 AM PDT

In this photo taken on April 20, 2011, a GM Chevrolet division employee are reflected in a floor as she stands next to a Chevrolet Volt model on display at the 14th Shanghai International Auto Show in Shanghai, China. General Motors and its joint ventures sold 203,367 vehicles in China in April, down slightly from a year earlier, on slowing growth in the world's largest market. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)AP - General Motors Co. and its joint ventures sold 203,367 vehicles in China in April, down nearly 5 percent from a year earlier as growth cools in the world's largest auto market.


U.S. and China race political calendar to curb irritants (Reuters)

Posted: 06 May 2011 03:12 AM PDT

Reuters - Top officials from the world's two largest economies meet next week to try to tackle irritants in their relations, a task that will only grow tougher as domestic politics seize the stage next year.

China pushes U.S. on debt ahead of high-level talks (Reuters)

Posted: 06 May 2011 02:28 AM PDT

China's Vice Finance Minister Zhu Guangyao greets photographers in Washington in this April 14, 2011 file photo. REUTERS/Mike TheilerReuters - China, wielding its huge dollar holdings, on Friday pressed Washington to tackle its huge fiscal deficit and said it would raise the issue of discrimination against Chinese investors at high-level talks next week.


China fines Unilever in inflation crackdown (AP)

Posted: 06 May 2011 01:58 AM PDT

AP - China's government said it fined consumer products maker Unilever for disrupting efforts to cool surging inflation by talking to Chinese media about expected price hikes for soap and triggering a buying rush.

China doubles solar power target by 2020: report (AFP)

Posted: 06 May 2011 01:00 AM PDT

Residents are seen walking past a line of solar power panels in Shenyang, in northeast China's Liaoning province. China has more than doubled its target for solar power capacity to 50 gigawatts by 2020, state media said, as the world's largest polluter steps up efforts to boost clean energy sources.(AFP/File)AFP - China has more than doubled its target for solar power capacity to 50 gigawatts by 2020, state media said, as the world's largest polluter steps up efforts to boost clean energy sources.


China warns US on human rights, yuan ahead of talks (AFP)

Posted: 05 May 2011 11:49 PM PDT

File photo shows pedestrians walking past the skyline of the financial district in Shanghai. The world's two largest economies, China and the United States will sit down Monday for the annual Strategic and Economic Dialogue, the main forum between the two countries whose relations have become increasingly complex as China's role in the world rises.(AFP/File/Philippe Lopez)AFP - China cautioned the United States not to be "preoccupied" with individual human rights cases when the two sides meet in Washington next week and insisted it would not be pushed on its yuan policy.


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